Bike paths and bus lanes approved by Bristol city council
Submitted 3 days ago by dwazou@lemm.ee to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g3kpdzyzo
Submitted 3 days ago by dwazou@lemm.ee to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g3kpdzyzo
Aliktren@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I get why we need them, but generally they are poorly planned, and the massive one in wimborne, double lanes on both sides,is easy to admire when you follow some utter cunt on a push bike still using the road at 10mph.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 22 hours ago
I have seen people say that about one locally. Those people have never used the cycle lane though, the surface is corrugated. Its more comfortable to go off road than use the cycle path. I can see why some people would take the road too as its less resistance than going off road.
Aliktren@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Exactly my point, they are a good thing implemented terribly and not used accordingly.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Cyclists are not some evil malicious group intent on making things worse for you. If they’re on the road, it’s for a reason. There are numerous possible reasons, and it’s not up to you to decide what that is. Just chill out and drive safely. Some of those reasons can include:
Some of these might be, as you suggest, the result of them being “poorly planned”, but it can also be the inevitable consequence of historical bad planning even if the specific path here is good.
Looking at what I think is Wimborne Rd on Google Maps (because I don’t know the area, and what Google tells me is Wimborne Rd is clearly not what you mean, I’m assuming you mean what Google calls Hartcliffe Way or A3029), I note a few things:
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 22 hours ago
Path might stop/start every 50m, is even worse condition than the roads and you need to mount/dismount the kerb several times a minute.